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W. SGHUSTBR. CHIN BEST FOR VIOLINS.

No. 439,199. Patented Oot.28, 1890.

2 t e e h S t e e h S 2 R E m S U H G S n d 0 M 0 W CHIN BEST FORVIOLINS.

No. 439,199. Patented O0t.28, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IVOLDEMAR SCHUSTER, OF MARKNEUKIROHEN, GERMANY.

CHIN-REST FOR VIOLINS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 439,199, dated October28, 1890.

Application filed October 3, 889. Serial No. 325,836. (No model.)Patented in Germany January 22, 1889, No. 48,299.

To all whom, iv 'ntay concern.-

Be it known that I, WOLDEMAR SoHUsTER, of Markneukirchen, in the Kingdomof Sanony, Germany, have invented an Improved Chin Rest for Violins andSimilar Instruments, (for which Ihave obtained a patent in Germany, No.48,299, dated January 22,1889,) of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a chin-rest for violins, Violas, and similarstringed musical instruments, which may be readily adjusted Withoutdetaching it from the instrument.

The invention consists in the various features of improvement more fullypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a face View of my improvedchin-rest. Fig. 2 is a section on line Z Z, Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a top Viewthereof; Fig. 4, a section on line V V, Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a face view of amodification; Fig. 6, a top view thereof; Fig. 7, a face view of afurther modification; Fig. 8, a section on line IV V, Fig. 7; Fig. 9, aface view thereof, with the plate D inclined; Fig. 10, a face view ofthe construction shown in Fig. 1, with the plate D inclined. Figs. 11and 12 are face views of further modifications.

\Vith particular reference to Figs. 1 to 4, the letter A represents thefixed jaw of the chin-rest, from which project upwardly three screw-rodsb a I). These screw-rods are embraced by the nuts fdf, in which enterthe upper screw-rods b a b. By turning the nuts these upper screw-rodsare either raised or lowered. To the central rod a there is secured themovable jaw 13, between which and the jawA the violin is clamped. Theupper ends of the rods 1) are bent and enter laterally-extending slotsor sockets in the chinplate D. These openings are preferably undercutfor the reception of nuts on on the ends of rods 1). To the jaw 13 theremay be secured laterally-extending spring-arms e, that bear against thenuts f and prevent the rest from being pulled backward by the chin.

In use the chin-rest is first clamped to the violin, and then the nuts fare turned until the rest is placed into the desired position. Byturning one nut farther than the other the plate D may be inclined, asshown in Fig. 10.

In Figs. 5 and G the screw-rods I) b are supplanted by a tube It,secured to jaw 13, and by a rack g, secured to jaw A and entering saidtube. To the tube 7L there is secured a springpawl 2 that engages theteeth of rack 9. Thus the arms g It may be distended to any desireddegree.

In Figs. 7 to 9 the rod 1) is supplanted by a socket 11 that receives ascrew-rod f, secured to the nut To the upper part of this nut there issecured a socket f that embraces the upper 10d 1). By revolving the nutfthe chin-rest is adjusted in like manner as in Fig. 1. If one nut isturned farther than the other, any desirable inclination may be given tothe plate D, as shown in Fig. 9.

In Fig. 11 the rod 1) is supplanted by aperforated tube b that receivesa perforated bar Z), the latter taking the place of rod 1). A pin bpassing through the perforations of the parts b 1)", serves to lock themat any desired position.

In Fig. 12 the rod a can be slid to the right or left on jaw A. In thisway the chin-rest may be shifted so as to project laterally over eitherside of the musical instrument.

In Figs. 10, 11, and 12 the laterally-extending sockets in plate D arereplaced by the inwardly-bent upper ends of the rods that engage saidplate. Thus as one rod is raised farther than the other, the bent endswill turn in their seats, and in this way permit the plate D to beplaced in an inclined direction.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of a fixed jaw with threeupwardly-projecting extensible rods and with a movable jaw and achin-plate, the central rod being connected to the movable jaw and theend rods being received by slots in the chin-plate, so that the latteris free to be placed in an inclined position, substan tially asspecified.

2. The combination of jaw A with three upwardly-projecting extensiblerods, a chinplate D connected to the end rods, and a movable jaw B,connected to the central rod and having laterall y-pro j ectin gspring-arms c, that bear against the end rods, substantially asspecified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

IVOLDEMAR SCI'IUSTER.

Witnesses:

LUDwIe Znrzsenn, IIERM. BECKER.

